Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at students within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:

Yes

Has the institution held at least one sustainability-related outreach campaign directed at employees within the previous three years that has yielded measurable, positive results in advancing sustainability?:

e-Waste DriveThe e-waste drive, as part of Recyclemania 2013, was an intercollegiate competition designed to reduce waste and increase recycling on college campuses. Electronic waste collected by students was processed by eSCO Recycling and processing, an e-steward and R2 certified facility.

RecycleMania Book DriveThe University of Arkansas Bookstore and the Office for Campus Sustainability partnered on a 3 week book-drive for the RecycleMania 2013. All of the books were donated to Better World Books, a for-profit organization that promotes literacy and carbon sequestration projects around the globe. All books will be either sold on Better World Book’s website (with a percentage of the proceeds going to the National Center for Family Literacy), donated directly to a literacy campaign or recycled. Better World Books will donate a certain percentage of the money received for the sale of the books to planting trees. 100% of all the books donated will be reused or recycled! http://sustainability.uark.edu/bookdrive.php

Campus Conservation NationalsThe University of Arkansas hosted a 3 week competition to reduce energy and water use between campus residence halls from April 1, 2013.

A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign (1st campaign):

RecycleMania RSO Competition17 RSOs signed up to participate, and altogether they collected over 4 tons of recyclables (more than 8,000 pounds).

e-Waste DriveAt the end of the drive, we had collected 8 computer monitors, one TV, fifteen computer towers, a microwave and many other small electronics to be disposed of responsibly by eSCO Recycling, and processing, an e-steward and R2 certified facility.

Campus Conservation NationalsBetween April 1-April 21, 2013 students in the University of Arkansas residence halls reduced electrical consumption by 14.6% relative to a 2012 baseline. That equates to the prevention of 107,579 pounds of CO2 and 84,046 kWh. The estimated financial savings is $6,205, which can be deducted from a similar amount of the determined Housing FY 2012 utility bill of $1.9 million. 150 residents committed to conserving energy by practicing at least one specific conservation act. 60 hours of volunteer work was completed.

The website URL where information about the campaign is available (1st campaign):

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE
staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution and complete the Data Inquiry Form.